Latest Rogue security software Stories

Cybercriminals take advantage of increased online savvy and human nature. REDMOND, Wash., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today released the sixth volume of its Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, which showed a significant increase in rogue security software and evidence that threats are predominantly targeting common third-party desktop applications. This version of the report also showed that the No. 1 reason for data breaches remains lost and stolen computer...

SAN JOSE, California, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Finjan Inc., a leader in secure web gateway products and the provider of a unified web security solution for the enterprise market, today announced that its Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) managed to research one of the rogueware affiliate networks, where members make $10,800 a day. In the first issue of its Cybercrime Intelligence Report for 2009, Finjan shows how the rogueware was distributed using search engine optimization (SEO)...

Rogue Applications Trick Users Into Purchasing Phony Software And Sharing Personal Information; Hacks Extend Into Other Breaking News Topics BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, has detected a new string of rogue antivirus applications that use URLs related to Continental Flight 1404 and other current news to manipulate consumers into purchasing phony Internet security protection. The URLs...

GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, today issued an orange security alert related to the use of fake antivirus programs to lure unsuspecting consumers into financial loss. According to PandaLabs, 30 million computers are infected by fake antivirus programs, generating nearly $14 million in profits for the cyber-criminals behind these scams every month. "More than 30 million users have been infected by this new wave...

Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced that it has detected a new technique being used by hackers to lure PC users to fake blog sites containing malware. "For the first time, hackers are capitalizing on the top news stories from Google Trends Labs, which lists the day's most frequently searched topics, which can include news of the Wall St. bail out or the presidential campaign," said Paul Piccard, director of Threat...

Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced that it has detected a new variant of a rogue antivirus application using strong graphical similarities to Symantec's Norton Antivirus. The rogue antivirus application is distributed through various online download sites and is advertised by the generic name of "AntiVirus Pro" (antiviruspro.exe or setup.exe). According to the Webroot(R) Threat Research Center, many...

By Caleb Chapman, Kerrville Daily Times, Texas Jul. 24--As one local resident learned, software claiming to be a legitimate antivirus program can be just the opposite. Antivirus 2008 makes deceptive claims of system vulnerabilities to entice users to purchase the full version of the software by interfering with normal computer use. "It invades your computer and stops you from doing anything," said Rosemary McMurphy, a victim of the false software. "It keeps telling you that you have all...

BitDefender researchers have identified a new wave of spam messages that use fake events related to actor Angelina Jolie in order to trick users into downloading and installing Trojan malware onto their computers. This new campaign of spreading malware is mostly carried via spam messages based around an alleged adult video footage with the movie star. In order to watch the movie, users have to download binary file, video-nude-anjelina.avi.exe, which is infected with Trojan.Agent.AGGZ. The...

Infectious computer programs called "trojans" were removed from computers 300 percent more in the second half (July through December) of 2007 than in the first half, according to a new report.Microsoft, who released the report in London, said that the influx reflects both the rising capabilities of security software as well as the rising popularity among Web criminals who use malicious programs to spam email accounts, steal personal data and sell rogue software."The numbers have simply...